Clorox has a new e-journal with real moms contributing their tips to get through real-life moments. The site is called the Simple and Surprising e-journal and each post is done by a guest blogger who offers reality-checked simple tips for the rest of us. In December there were tips to make baking with the kids less stressful and more enjoyable - something I definitely need. Plus, each post has a chance for readers to win gift cards and other cool prizes!

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Good luck and I can't wait to see which tips you find Simple and Surprising!

Janine

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I found this e journal both surprising and fun! I thought that there were a lot of good tips but this by far is the best!!

Clean as You Go: There’s nothing worse than dealing with a kitchen sink full of dishes when you need to rinse off some vegetables or fill a pot with water. Instead of letting things pile up, clean as you go. Rinse and put dishes in the dishwasher while you’re waiting for a pan to heat up or the water to boil. That way you don’t have a huge stack of pots and pans to clean after a big meal.

So often, we forget about the cutting board and just give it a wipe down. This is a very good tip. I like to keep Clorox cleaner around for that too.I like the tip about doing the dishes as you go. It is so hard to do them all at the end.Multi-taskers we are!

My fave tip is Keep Your Cookie Equipment Up to Snuff: Once you are finished with your cookie cutters, immediately put them in a large bowl full of soapy water and let them sit. This will help get off the extra dough that could be caked on your cookie cutters.

Like this one from an old edition: If you will be traveling with a recently potty trained child, don’t forget to bring your portable travel potty. You might not be able to find a real bathroom quick enough, but you can always pull over and use your travel potty.